mam-

mam-

1. alternative spelling of mang-

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mam/ [mɐm]
• Syllabification: mam-

mam- (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ᜔)

1. alternative form of mang-, if the root starts with bilabial consonants, such as ⟨b⟩ or ⟨p⟩, which gets nasally assimilated to the prefix ending when starts with voiceless bilabial consonant, ⟨p⟩ and sometimes ⟨b⟩.

   ‎mam- + ‎babae (“woman”) → ‎mambabae (“to womanize”)

   ‎mam- + ‎batas (“law”) → ‎mambabatas (“lawmaker”)

   ‎mam- + ‎bahagi (“portion”) → ‎mamahagi (“to apportion”)

   ‎mam- + ‎pahayag (“statement”) → ‎mamamahayag (“reporter”)

• “mam-”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018